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I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the show for the behind the scenes aspect, and to relive the memories of the emotional rollercoaster my family experienced every May and June watching the playoffs. The idea of the last chance has thus captured my attention and I got to thinking, “what if this was our own last dance?”
Read More“As I began to think of the article I would write for this month, I remembered a picture from my high school days that perfectly showed evidence that I was not to become a designer, but that I would / should continue to be a cheerleader / coach…. “
Read MoreTo leap from the frying pan into the fryer means to make a change without carefully considering the circumstances and to find yourself in a worse situation than you are now.
If we’re not paying enough attention ahead of time, we’re going to be consumed by the fire instead of putting it out. So I want to address the various stages and see if any resonate for you.
Read More“This isn’t going to be an article educating you on the generations and their characteristics.
It’s also not going to be an article pinpointing what’s right and wrong about the generational types.
It is however going to be an article that says you can throw out all of that stereotyping.”
Read More“What I was doing was allowing myself to continue to procrastinate on a career goal, but it was never meant to be for me!!!
The Delay in your career is pointing you to a deeper understanding of what needs to change.
Procrastination on little day-to-day tasks is a different issue and another article. What I’m speaking to is the years of procrastination in your career. There is a deeper root of why you haven’t yet completed that goal….”
Read More“Very often in the course of our careers, we rarely pause to think strategically. We may ponder about the ultimate goal that we want, such as reaching Vice President or any other such senior title for our industry. But when it comes to navigating the waters of a job search, there is nothing more critical than having a strategy…. “
Read More“…. Do you know what finally pushed me forward? The pain of staying was greater than the fear of failure by taking a risk.
I’m writing this letter to you now because I know where you are and where you’ve been. So I want to describe to you where you’re headed…. “
Read MoreChange Agents can be a bit like Secret Agents: super important and difficult to spot. Inside any medium to large organization, you’re going to have different approaches to “change.” If you’re a Preserver, it will strike fear in you. If you’re an Explorer, it will make you do a happy dance. But if you’re the Change Agent, you’ll fall in the middle of these two extremes, a.k.a. stealth mode.
Read MoreIf I’d known how hard it would be, I’m sure I would’ve sat on the sidelines for a while longer. By taking a leap of faith into the unknown of starting a business, I got to experience that same wide-eyed wonderment of a first-time parent.
Read MoreWatch RP4C’s Founder, Michelle Rademacher, speak to the issue of Career Changes in an interview with Kimberly White, Director of the Community Career Center on local Naperville Community Television.
Read MoreA few days ago, I ran into my neighbor whose daughter is a Senior at Nequa Valley High School and graduating over Memorial Day Weekend. I got the chance to congratulate her and there was an exuberance for all three of us as we chatted about this final phase in her high school career. Which got me thinking, why is there more excitement about graduating the 12th grade than college, grad school, or even with a doctorate?
Read MoreTwelve plus six is eighteen. Twelve is the number of years I spent working and six is the number of years I spent in higher education to prepare for that work. Eighteen is the number of years I spent in a profession that I no longer call mine. When I look at it like that, I gasp.
Read MoreWithout proper vetting of a candidate through an outlined hiring process, the risk is high for bringing someone on board who may not be a match for the company culture.
Read MoreTo NOT ask about the culture of the company for which you are interviewing for a position, and then taking the job, is the equivalent of driving a car without one lesson.
Read MoreUnfortunately, one of the most common reasons that employees choose to make a change in employment is not a positive one.
Read MoreRead More1991 - that was the year I fell in love with architecture. My family was on a Summer vacation in North Carolina. On the way to Hilton Head we stopped in Asheville. The only detail I had seen about what we were going to encounter was a small snapshot of a front facade of a cool-looking, smaller house….
